Bestsellers
The SoCal Indie Bestseller List for the sales week ended June 26 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound. For an independent bookstore near you, visit IndieBound.org.
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Horse: Geraldine Brooks
2. Lapvona: Ottessa Moshfegh
3. Lessons in Chemistry: Bonnie Garmus
4. Sparring Partners: John Grisham
5. The Hotel Nantucket: Elin Hilderbrand
6. Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
7. The Twilight World: Werner Herzog
8. Cult Classic: Sloane Crosley
9. Time Is a Mother: Ocean Vuong
10. This Time Tomorrow: Emma Straub
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Happy-Go-Lucky: David Sedaris
2. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir: Michelle Zauner
3. Rough Draft: A Memoir: Katy Tur
4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones: James Clear “Horse,” by Pulitzer Prizewinning author Geraldine Brooks, is the top-selling hardcover fiction release at Southern California’s independent bookstores.
5. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us: Ed Yong
6. Hello, Molly!: A Memoir: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey
7. How to Be Perfect:
The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question: Michael Schur
8. The Power of One More: The Ultimate
Guide to Happiness and Success: Ed Mylett
9. For You When I Am Gone: Twelve Essential Questions to Tell a Life Story: Steve Leder
10. James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life: James Patterson
MASS MARKET
1. 1984: George Orwell
2. Dune: Frank Herbert
3. The Catcher in the Rye: J.D. Salinger
4. The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank
5. Mistborn: The Final Empire: Brandon Sanderson
6. Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte
7. The Great Gatsby: F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams
9. Lord of the Flies: William Golding
10. Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me: Julia Quinn
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Book Lovers: Emily Henry
2. Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens
3. Malibu Rising: Taylor Jenkins Reid
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Taylor Jenkins Reid
5. It Ends with Us: Colleen Hoover
6. People We Meet on Vacation: Emily Henry
7. Beautiful World,
Where Are You: Sally Rooney
8. Pachinko: Min Jin Lee
9. The Personal Librarian: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
10. The Final Girl Support Group: Grady Hendrix